I try to get 2 rounds out of a ball before it goes to the shag bag.

Unfortunately not many balls have survived 2 rounds this year. This season my play has been a roller coaster.

I keep 6 in the main pocket of the Staff bag, all 1's and 2's. I don't even keep track of how many holes they've played, long as they don't hit a cart path, they're in the rotation. I get Loyalty Program package every year, usually have a dozen and a half left. All the new 3's/4's go in the shag bag. I guess I'm slightly superstitious, been working for 30 years. Life is about change though....

1 or 2 rounds tops then in the shag bag. If it hits a path, cuts or hits trees then sooner.

In uk winters I will use the older shag bag balls if the weather is rubbish as I can’t face the loss of a new ball in the fairway if it plugs or it hides under a leaf!!